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I composed my opera Le Grand Macabre from 1974 to 1997. The Mysteries of the Macabre are arrangements of three coloratura arias of the chief of the 'Secret Political Police' which have been arranged (...

Commissioned by the St Magnus Festival and first performed there in 2007, The Seas of Kirk Swarf, like many of the composer's works, draws inspiration from the Orkney Isles where Maxwell Davies lives....

Having previously been granted the diploma of the Bologna Academy in December 2011, Maxwell Davies wrote his Concerto Accademico as both an expression of gratitude to the Regia Academia Filarmonico di...

Composed for the Jubilee of the East Sussex and West Kent Choral Festival

No. 42 (In the Alps) could perhaps best be described as a melodrama. It combines many of the subjects that fascinate me: the relationship of text narrative and musical narrative, the history of opera,...

With the three-part cycle "Epitaffio 1, 2 e 3 auf Federico García Lorca", a deeply moving and sonorous monument to the Spanish poet unfolds. Based on the haunting verses of Lorca and Pablo Neruda, thi...

Experience a fascinating masterpiece of the musical avant-garde with "Cori di Didone" (from "La terra promessa"). This extraordinary work unfolds an incomparable emotional depth and sonic finesse thro...

Immerse yourself in the expressive world of choral music with "Liebeslied", an evocative work for mixed choir (SATB) and instruments, published by the renowned Ars Viva. This moving piece blends emoti...

Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette (B), Fagott, Horn, Trompete, Posaune und Kontrabass - Studienpartitur

Commissioned by the Primavera Orchestra, and designed for the orchestra's string formation, this short work for strings alone originates in an enigmatic, and un-published, 13 bar musical theme by Rich...

This beautifully expressive work for either clarinet or saxophone with piano demands great control and richness of sound from both performers.

The Fall of the Leafe is based on a piece for virginal from the Fitzwilliam collection and is characterised by a descriptive descending scale which imitates leaves falling in autumn. The piece has fur...

Feldman's was a music shop in London in the early 20th century.They sold collections of popular music for playing at home, and some of these were called 'Feldman's Sixpenny Editions'. Collections like...